by Scott Ashley
Four winners of the USA Songwriting Competition have received Grammy nominations: Fyütch & Aura V (2025 USA Songwriting Competition Children's music winner), Ron Korb (2024 USA Songwriting Competition Instrumental winner from Canada), Flor Bromley (2024 USA Songwriting Competition Children's music winner), Joanie Leeds (2013 USA Songwriting Competition Children's music winner) are nominated for the upcoming Grammy awards:
~Ron Korb (2 nominations: Best Global Music Performance)
~Fyütch & Aura V (Best Children’s Music Album)
~Flor Bromley (Best Children’s Music Album)
~Joanie Leeds (Best Children’s Music Album)
Joanie Leeds, from New York, NY, won a Grammy Award for Best Children's album at the 2021 Grammys. This is her second nomination.
Ron Korb has performed on two albums that won two Grammy awards in 2023. This is his second Grammy nomination.
Fyütch and his daughter Aura V, is a 7 year old singer. This is their first Grammy nomination.
Flor Bromley is also a first time nominee.
See the list of Grammy nominations here: https://variety.com/2025/music/news/grammy-nominations-2026-complete-list-kendrick-lamar-gaga-1236572363/
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will be presented on February 1, 2026.
ABOUT USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION
USA Songwriting Competition has a long history of having winners getting recording and publishing contracts, have their songs placed on the charts as well as having their songs placed on film and television, and winning Grammy Awards.
Muni Long, formerly known as Priscilla Renea won the Overall Grand Prize as well as the First Prize in the Pop category of the USA Songwriting Competition in 2017, has won two Grammy Awards, including one Grammy award in 2025.
Wouter Kellerman (2017 USA Songwriting Competition Instrumental Winner), from South Africa has won 3 Grammy Awards, including one Grammy award in 2025.
2024 USA Songwriting Competition winner Lucy Kalantari of New York, NY won a Grammy Award for Best Children's album at the 2019 Grammys.
Christopher Tinn (USA Songwriting Competition First Prize winner, Instrumental category in 2014, Finalist in 2010) won two Grammy Awards for his classical crossover album Calling All Dawns in 2011.
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer (USA Songwriting Competition 2011 First Prize winner, Children’s music category) have earned two Grammy Awards for their recordings “cELLAbration: a Tribute to Ella Jenkins” in 2004 and for “Bon Appétit!” in 2005. Their CDs “Postcards” and “Banjo Talkin’” were both Grammy Awards nominated in the Best Traditional Folk Album category. They have received a total of 12 Grammy nominations so far.
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